Skirt cutting device



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2,779,099 SKIRT CUTTING DEVICE Salvatore .l. Barone, 'iuckahoe, N. Y.Application Uctober 25, 1954, Serial No. 464,503 1 Claim. (Cl. 3-231)This invention relates to a unique device for trimming skirts accuratelyand uniformly.

Previously, when a skirt or dress had to be altered to conform to aparticular hem line style, the tailor or seamstress making thealteration would estimate the approximate height off the floor desiredand mark the dress accordingly. The dress would then most probably haveto be removed from the model or wearer to facilitate uniform cutting,consuming a great deal of time and involving much efiort and bother toboth the wearer and the cutter. If the cutter chose to make thealteration with the dress on the wearer or model, uneven and tediouscutting would invariably result.

Consequently, it is the general object of this invention to provide acutting device for dresses and the like, which will accurately out alonga line set at a predetermined distance from the floor with the dress onthe wearer.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a support standfor a scissors adjustably mounted for cutting cloth at an accurately setpredetermined distance from the floor with the slh'rt or dress on thewearer.

A still further object of this invention is an adjustable mounting for acutting implement such as scissors, which permits normal scissormovement at any predetermined distance from the floor, and which can beeasily bodily moved relative to the floor.

Further objects and inventive details will become apparent from thefollowing description, when read in conjunction with the annexeddrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the cutting device in operationcutting a dress.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the mounting for the scissorstaken through plane 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial elevation of the support stand, showing thegraduations thereon.

Figure 4 is a transverse section through the scissors mounting, takenthrough plane 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section through the base of the supportstand, taken along plane 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a transverse section above the support base, taken throughplane 6-45 of Figure 5.

Referring now to Figure 5, the cutting device is seen to comprise thecircular base it) having a vertically tapering arcuate shell 11integrally joined to the outer flat plate 12, fromwhich projectsvertically at right angles the channel 13. A measuring rod or scale 14removably secured in the channel flanges 15 by the screw 16 supports atthe upper end a removable scissors bracket portion 17 (Figure l). Therod or scale 14 includes the measuring graduations 18 for setting thescissors bracket 17 at a predetermined height relative to the base 10.

Referring to Figures 2 and 4, the bracket portion 17 is seen to haveassociated with it the U-shaped bar 18' or depending leg of an anglebracket encompassing the rod 14 on three sides thereof, equipped with akey or thumb screw 19 threaded through a leg 20 and passing through aperforation in a spaced opposing leg 21 which projects from a wider rearcorner portion or flange 22 that abuts a rear narrow edge of the scaleor rod. The

2,779,09fl -i'atented .lan. 29, 1957 lCC leg 20 projects from a frontcorner portion or flange 23 which is parallel to portion 22 and abutsthe front narrow edge of the rod 14. Consequently, by loosening the key19 the bracket 17 can he slid axially along the rod 14 to any desiredpredetermined distance from the base iii and clamped thereat. Atransverse platform 24 projects laterally from the bar or scale 18 forthe purpose of supporting a swivel mounting 25 for a scissors 2c. themounting 25 comprises a threaded stud 21 which projects through a holein the horizontal leg of the angle bracket forming the platform 24 andincludes a tapered collar 23 mounted on the stud and abutting theplatform on one side. The bottom prong of the scissors is tapered torotatably rest on the tapered surface of the collar 25. Both prongs ofthe scissors are perforated to encompass rotatahly the stud 2'7. Anupper nut 29 is threaded to the stud 27 retaining the scissors thereon.A lower clamping wing nut St! is threaded to the stud beneath theplatform for swivelly retaining the stud thereon. Collar 1.8 includes acylindrical bearing 31 which projects rotatably through theplatformhole. The entire scissor mounting 2:; can rotate in the platformhole for adjusting the cutting direction of the scissors as desired.

Conventional materials such as brass, sheet metal, copper, plastic,wood, etc. are readily adaptable for fabricating the various componentsdisclosed therein.

in operation, the scissors is set at the desired height as determined bythe graduations i8, and clamped secured by means of the bracket 17. Theoperator proceeds then to cut the skirt by swivelling the scissors inthe mounting 25 and base ltl is placed in proper relative position withthe person wearing the dress, who turns slowly. If the dress is on adressmakers dummy, naturally, then the dummy is turned manually. It isapparent that the cut edge will be accurately and uniformly formed atany desired height from the ground.

It should be further understood that modifications resulting fromchanges in size, shape, material and rearrangements of the combinativeelements are all within the inventive scope, as disclosed above andclaimed hereinafter.

Having thus disclosed the nature of the invention, what is claimed asnew is as follows:

In a cutting device for skirts and dresses having a base and a supportthereon with a pair of scissors upon the support, the features whichinclude an upright channel member integral upon the central portion ofthe base having opposed channel flanges thereon, a flat and straightscale of rectangular cross section fitted between the channel flangesand secured to the channel member, and a support including a right anglebracket having one leg projecting horizontally with a pivot screw forthe scissors extending down through the one leg which forms a shelf forsupporting the scissors, the bracket having a depending leg with a pairof opposed vertical flanges clasping the side edges of the scale and abracket portion with a clamping screw for clamping the depending leg andthe bracket portion upon the opposite flat sides of said scale orsupport, said opposed vertical flanges together with said depending legand said bracket portion permitting selective vertical adjustment ofsaid support and preventing angular adjustment in any direction of saidsupport relative to said scale.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS RubinApr. 18, 1939 Evans Mar. 24, 1953

